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Report: Area residents deeper in debt than many others

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MMI selects Central Pennsylvania Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership (HOBY) representatives

<p>An excavator was positioned on Brook Street in Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday along Solomon Creek in preparation for work on a section of the wall that collapsed more than a month ago. Pioneer Construction of Honesdale was contracted for the temporary repairs at a cost not to exceed $19,000. Joyce Morrash Zaykowski, capital projects program manager for the city, said the contractor has five days of scheduled work and should be finished by early next week. &#8220;They&#8217;re going to start excavating tomorrow,&#8221; Morrash Zaykowski said. Permanent restoration of the wall is expected to be finished by the end of the year.</p><style>
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Work begins in Solomon Creek wall